[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7356-7357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3968]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-824]


Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From 
Japan: Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and 
Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and 
Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty Order.

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SUMMARY:
    On December 31, 2001, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published a notice of initiation and preliminary results 
of a changed circumstances review with the intent to revoke, in part, 
the antidumping duty order on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel 
flat products from Japan. See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 
Flat Products From Japan: Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results 
of Changed Circumstances Review of the Antidumping Order and Intent to 
Revoke Order in Part, 66 FR 67507 (December 31, 2001) (``Initiation and 
Preliminary Results''). In our Initiation and Preliminary Results, we 
gave interested parties an opportunity to comment; however, we did not 
receive any comments. We are now revoking this order, in part, with 
respect to the particular carbon steel flat products described below, 
based on the fact that domestic parties have expressed no interest in 
the continuation of the order with respect to these particular carbon 
steel flat products.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 19, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207.
THE APPLICABLE STATUTE AND REGULATIONS
    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') by 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the 
regulations as codified at 19 C.F.R. Part 351 (2001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
    On November 21, 2001, Dana Glacier Daido America, LLC (``Dana'') 
requested that the Department revoke in part the antidumping duty order 
on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Japan. 
Specifically, Dana requested that the Department revoke the order with 
respect to imports meeting the following specifications: carbon steel 
coil or strip, measuring a minimum of and including 1.10 millimeters to 
a maximum of and including 4.90 millimeters in overall thickness, a 
minimum of and including 76.00 millimeters to a maximum of and 
including 250.00 millimeters in overall width, with a low carbon steel 
back comprised of: carbon under 0.10%, manganese under 0.40%, 
phosphorous under 0.04%, sulfur under 0.05%, and silicon under 0.05%; 
clad with aluminum alloy comprised of: under 2.51% copper, under 15.10% 
tin, and remainder aluminum as listed on the mill specification sheet.
    On November 29, 2001, domestic producers of the like product, 
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, LTV Steel Company, Inc., National Steel 
Corporation, and U.S. Steel Group LLC, informed the Department that 
they have no interest in the importation or sale of steel from Japan 
with these specialized characteristics. Subsequently, as noted above, 
we gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Initiation 
and Preliminary Results. We received no comments from interested 
parties.

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Scope of Changed Circumstances Review
    The merchandise covered by this changed circumstances review is 
certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Japan. This 
changed circumstances administrative review covers all manufacturers/
exporters of carbon steel flat products meeting the following 
specifications: carbon steel coil or strip, measuring a minimum of and 
including 1.10 millimeters to a maximum of and including 4.90 
millimeters in overall thickness, a minimum of and including 76.00 
millimeters to a maximum of and including 250.00 millimeters in overall 
width, with a low carbon steel back comprised of: carbon under 0.10%, 
manganese under 0.40%, phosphorous under 0.04%, sulfur under 0.05%, and 
silicon under 0.05%; clad with aluminum alloy comprised of: under 2.51% 
copper, under 15.10% tin, and remainder aluminum as listed on the mill 
specification sheet.
Final Results of Review; Partial Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order
    The affirmative statement of no interest by petitioners concerning 
carbon steel flat products, as described herein, constitutes changed 
circumstances sufficient to warrant partial revocation of this order. 
Also, no party commented on the Initiation and Preliminary Results. 
Therefore, the Department is partially revoking the order on certain 
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Japan with regard 
to products which meet the specifications detailed above, in accordance 
with sections 751(b) and (d) and 782(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.216(d). We will instruct the U.S. Customs Service (``Customs'') to 
liquidate without regard to antidumping duties, as applicable, and to 
refund any estimated antidumping duties collected for all unliquidated 
entries of certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products 
meeting the specifications indicated above, and not subject to final 
results of an administrative review as of the date of publication in 
the Federal Register of the final results of this changed circumstances 
review in accordance with 19 CFR 351.222.
    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APOs'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written notification of 
the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This changed circumstances administrative review, partial 
revocation of the antidumping duty order and notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(b) and (d) and 782(h) of the Act and sections 
351.216(e) and 351.222(g) of the Department's regulations.

    February 12, 2002
Faryar Shirzad,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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